Shoe press



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SHOE PRESS Filed Nov. 10, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 29, 1940. o, JACOBUS 2,219,418 I SHOE PRESS Filed Nov. 10, 1959 2 SheetS-Sh e et z 077" l/ACOBl/S Patented Oct. 29, 1940 UNITED [STATES- PATENT OFFICE 2,219,418 SHOE rnnss Otto, Jacobus, Olean, N. Y.

Application November 10, 1939, Serial No. 303,869

2 Claims.

This invention relates to shoe presses, and particularly to those for making nailless repairs or assemblies of the soles of shoes, in which sole and other parts are cemented in place, particularly by the application of heat and pressure.

The heating element is preferably electric, and the object of the invention is to provide an improved device characterized by simplicity of adjustment to fit any size and shape of shoe without removing the heel of the shoe, and also the use of rubber pads which can be substituted for each other for high or low arch shoes, and pads being removably mounted on the heating block upon which the shoe is placed during the pressing operation. This block or plate is pivotally mounted on the base of the press so that it can be swung to any convenient position for operation on or manipulation of the shoe to bring it to a convenient position. e

A further feature of the invention is the mounting of the heating block or bed so that it can be adjusted lengthwise on a slide, for work on shoes of different lengths.

Various other features of convenience will be apparent from the accompanying drawings in which one form of the invention is shown.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the press. V

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation.

Fig. 4 is a detail showing the sliding mounting of thebed on its pivot.

Referring specifically to the drawings in indicates the frame of a shoe press having an overarm II and a base l2 between which the work is clamped in a manner well known in the art, as by means of a screw l3 working through the upper arm and adapted to engage the upper part of the last, not shown. These parts are common in the art. a

For supporting the shoe in position I provide a heated bed or block 6 which is preferably made of cast iron and heated by an electric heating element [4 extending through cores or passages in the bed in heating relation thereto. The current may be supplied from any suitable source. This bed or block is provided on its under side with a pair ofunder-cut flanges l5 defining a slideway or T-slot extending lengthwise of the bed. Engaged'in this slideway is the squared head It of a pivot pm I! which fits in a bore or recess indicated at 8 in the base of thepress, on which the flanges of the bed rest to support the same.

It will be seen that when ashoe is mounted on the bed it may be turned on the pivot H to any desired angle, which is very favorable for, convenient operation. Also the bed can be slid lengthwise by means of the T-slot connection to the pivot, to accommodate the shoe to the work in hand.

At one end the bed is provided with a rubber pad 1 to form a shank block or support. This is conveniently mounted on the bed by means of dowel pins l8 fitting in recesses in the under side of the pad. I Different pads can be substituted to fit up under the shank of high or low arch 0 shoes. Or the pad may be removed for pressing flat soles.

The manner of use and function ofthe various parts are believed to be obvious from. the above description and various modifications of the details are possible within the scope of the invention and the following claims. It. will be noted that the mounting of the pad I on the end of the bed permits the use of the press on a shoe without removing the heel, which is a decided advantage in cementing soles, particularly on children's shoes.

I claim:

l. A shoe press comprising a frame having a base provided with a socket, a metal bed block having an electric heating element embedded therein near the top surface thereof, said block resting on the base, and a pivot pin freely rotatable in the socket and havinga head at the top on which the bed block is slidably mounted for longitudinal adjustment, the 'bed block being freely rotatable with the pin, on the base.

2. A shoe press as in claim 1, the top surface of the bed block being provided with a removable shank pad to support the shank of a shoe on the block.

OTTO J ACOBUS. 

